Sentences with phrase «number of parents said»

An overwhelming number of parents said they would use a mobile app to receive notifications of important updates about their child's school.

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Parents can count a child's copays and therapy costs, which private insurance may cap at a certain number of sessions per year, towards meeting the 10 percent threshold, Levy said.

Though the number of companies expanding their paid parental leave benefits is rising, Sandberg acknowledged that it's less common for employees to get paid time off to care for sick loved ones, saying that the US needs public policies «that make it easier for people to care for their children and aging parents and for families to mourn and heal after loss.»

«The reason I said I didn't like Samsung is because throughout my entire life, because of how my parents raised me, I have to work with the number one, I can't work with anyone but Jay Z because he's number one, I can't be with any girl but Kim because that's the girl that I look at her pictures the most and get turned on by.

«As a parent, and as a chef, I have seen the impact good and healthy foods have on your life,» said Bobby Flay, «but I was shocked to discover the number of people in this country that don't have affordable access to these fundamental foods.

That said, there are still vast numbers of athletes, parents and coaches who are still in the dark about how mental training complements and enhances all the other physical training athletes do.

We have yet to meet a parent who says they have enough time — that they aren't periodically (or frequently) overwhelmed by the sheer number of work / home...

Despite the fact that potty training your child seems like a parenting rite of passage, pediatric urologist Steve Hodges, M.D., says there's actually no specific value in things like training in a certain number of days, or to treating it like a task to be checked off your parenting to - do list.

The authors decided to take received wisdom on a number of different parenting topics, and then see if there had been any research on those topics, and whether that research bore out what the received wisdom said.

Other interesting notes to the poll are that the average number of times a couple had sex in the first trimester was between 5 - 10 times, with 11 % of the parents saying that they had sex only 15 times the entire pregnancy.

«Our sleep numbers were the most alarming,» says Pam Webb, the parent of a current 11th grade student.

She said that while Weiss «clearly loved and wanted the best for her daughter,» she «wasn't thrilled» by the article, especially since it somewhat misleadingly portrayed her program, which focuses on empowering children, stresses that parents refrain from embarrassing their kids in public, and allows kids a number of indulgences to enjoy with friends.

The number one responsibility of every parent is to regulate our own emotions because if we are blowing up at our child or if our child is having a hard time and it triggers us and we are saying «Stop crying!

A small but committed number of parents shun diapers for their infants, saying it just works better.

That's why it's important for new parents to find ways to be green without breaking the family budget,» says Kelly Wels, the founder of KellysCloset.com, an Internet baby boutique specializing in eco-friendly products and cloth diapers... Wels says that Tobin, like other new moms, is part of a growing number of families who are saying «no» to disposable diapers, which are known to create the third most landfill waste in the U.S., and saying «yes» to more eco-friendly options.»

But Poppendieck says the USDA is probably underestimating the number of parents who will react angrily to higher prices and pull their children out of the lunch line.

With growing pressure on school places due to rising pupil numbers, 3.4 % of home - educating parents say they could not get their child into a preferred school.

Parents may want to wear their baby for any number of reasons: to bond, to continue their active lifestyle, or to simply get things done around the house (which is the reason George says many parents come looking to buy a baby caParents may want to wear their baby for any number of reasons: to bond, to continue their active lifestyle, or to simply get things done around the house (which is the reason George says many parents come looking to buy a baby caparents come looking to buy a baby carrier).

We will say that if your child is healthy, but is waking in the night, demanding nursing an increasing number of times, is afraid to sleep alone, causes you to get broken sleep, or if you sense that you're losing the joy in your spousal relationship, the Parenting by Connection process of weaning your child from your bed can help both you and your child greatly.

«There is a feeling of supremacy or superiority of two parent families that is pervasive in this society, regardless the numbers that clearly illustrate single - parent households are plentiful,» says Kelli Kirk, a Seattle writer and mother of two who recently remarried after four years of solo parenting.

Critics say it's just training the parents, but it's being done all over the world and gaining an increasing number of adherents here in the United States.

Melanie Williamson, author of «The Complete Guide to Potty Training Children» says many parents lose track of how long it's been since a voluntary (or coached) trip to the bathroom, not to mention the number of times your child has gone or attempted to go.

«One of the best predictors for school success is the number of books kids have access to at home and how much time their parents spend reading with them,» says Fischer.

Pam Kowalczyk, president of the PTA Council for District 41, said she has heard from a number of parents upset about the recess issue.

 «Grille simply quoted what a number of other parenting experts have already said about EzzoÂ's flawed parenting advice — and offered his own expert opinion as well.

Some parents, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they had initially wanted to keep the threat secret, but decided otherwise due to the reduction in the number of operatives manning the school.

A threat posted on Facebook last night prompted a number of Scotia - Glenville parents to pull their children out of school today — the day of a planned walkout to protest gun violence, district officials said.

I hope Howard Dean and Harold Ickes (who was one of the major architects of stripping MI and FL of their delegates) do not have small children because their ridiculous version of solving this problem by going back on what they said the consequences of moving up their primaries would be violates Rule number one of parenting — mean what you say.

But Jeanette Deutermann, a North Bellmore parent and founder of Long Island Opt Out, said she was looking at numbers across the state and «we are much higher than we were last year at the end of day three.»

«It's incredibly important that as the city weighs a number of important decisions over the next weeks and months about failing schools that parents» voices are heard today,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of F.E.S., said during a press conference following the rally.

Educators on Long Island say the number of students and parents opting - out of taking standardized state tests this week is growing.

Responding to BBC figures on the number of allegations made against teachers by parents and pupils in the last year, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

A number of other groups, including the Buffalo Parent - Teacher Organization, and the District Parent Coordinating Council, and the board of education have said they plan to appeal to NYSED too.

There are a few students, some young women who say they have never voted before but will for Corbyn, a disabled woman in a wheelchair, some local party activists, and a number of parents with children.

«Since Thursday, none of the insider chatter has increased the number available jobs for his constituents, eased local parents» anxiety over the upcoming school year, or dealt with our senior citizens» fright over the proposed closing of senior centers throughout our community,» Johnson said in a statement distributed by her campaign.

When asked if she wanted the number of opt outs in the state to be reduced, Rosa said «I want us to get to a place where we come to the table and examine the current test and move forward in a way that parents have a sense of full trust.»

Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the dire need for more schools Downtown, as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.

Principals of local schools, parents and community board members emphasized the need for more schools Downtown as the number of young families in the neighborhood continues to grow — thanks, in large part, to the reputation of the good public schools, they said.

The number of young people playing tackle football on Long Island is declining because of what parents, coaches and administrators said are concerns over the potential long - term damages of head injuries and concussions.

«She was coming with us to Albany when there were no cameras,» said Ansari, who runs the New York City office, «and using her celebrity to help elevate the voices and stories of parents and students that, like myself, have been coming up there for a number of years challenging New York State, to say, «When are black and brown kids gonna get their fair share of these dollars?

A large number of parents and teachers saw the appointment of Cathleen Black, a publishing executive with no education experience, as a slap in the face, saying she lacked the credentials to teach in the system, let alone run it.

Ominously, Allen said, among the dozens of people with whom he has spoken in town, young children seem to be displaying far higher numbers than their parents.

Parents and opt - out leaders have said the number of opt - outs will rise again this spring if changes aren't made.

She said that since she decided to run, she has received a large number of calls from parents with older children «that are alarmed who have a child involved or a friend of a child and they're begging for somebody to take a stand and say something.»

I think that is a particularly important thing, since a number of parents and teachers across the state told me they're too long,» said Elia.

«A growing number of parents choose to remove their children from that pressure cooker, Blumenthal says, and look for alternatives abroad.»

«The number one thing parents can do to prevent injuries related to high chairs is to use the safety restraint system in the chair,» said Dr. Smith, also a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

«New York has a good graduated licensing program that helps limit the number of passengers, but parents can do their part too in making teens earn driving (and passenger) privileges in three - month increments,» says McCormack.

«In addition, we found that two years after implementation, the number of calls from parents of crying children to the nurse advice line declined by 20 percent for children younger than 3 months and by 12 percent for children ages 3 months to 12 months,» Zolotor said.

The actual number may be much higher because an estimated 300,000 Texan children are schooled at home, says Susan Wootton, an infectious disease pediatrician at the University of Texas in Houston; though the law requires these kids to be immunized too, parents don't need to submit proof of vaccination.